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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

    Science
    Trump’s Space Force boldly goes where Star Trek went beforeTrump’s Space Force boldly goes where Star Trek went before
    Science

    Highly illogical.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Chief Justice Roberts could be an unexpected savior of public education in a religious schools caseChief Justice Roberts could be an unexpected savior of public education in a religious schools case
    Politics

    A big case about whether states must fund religious schools could go up in smoke.

    By Ian Millhiser
    archives
    The Supreme Court case that could dismantle Roe v. Wade, explainedThe Supreme Court case that could dismantle Roe v. Wade, explained
    archives

    Roe v. Wade had a good run.

    By Anna North and Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The glaring problem in Trump’s legal argument against impeachmentThe glaring problem in Trump’s legal argument against impeachment
    Politics

    That’s not what “high crimes and misdemeanors” means.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court will decide if “faithless electors” can ignore the will of the peopleThe Supreme Court will decide if “faithless electors” can ignore the will of the people
    Politics

    The Electoral College is an anti-democratic relic. The Court could make it worse.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court showdown over Obamacare will be delayed until after the electionThe Supreme Court showdown over Obamacare will be delayed until after the election
    Politics

    Good news for Republicans.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The coming Supreme Court showdown over birth controlThe coming Supreme Court showdown over birth control
    Politics

    Justice Scalia’s death delayed a reckoning. Now the fight over contraception is back.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Trump judge lashes out at a transgender litigant in a surprisingly cruel opinionTrump judge lashes out at a transgender litigant in a surprisingly cruel opinion
    Politics

    Judge Kyle Duncan was a prominent anti-LGBTQ lawyer before joining the bench.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Voting rights advocates just won a small but important victory in MissouriVoting rights advocates just won a small but important victory in Missouri
    Politics

    The right to vote gets a reprieve.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    A Trump tweet revealed the absurdity of the legal case against ObamacareA Trump tweet revealed the absurdity of the legal case against Obamacare
    Politics

    Even Trump’s having trouble getting his head around the Trump administration’s legal arguments.

    By Ian Millhiser